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Making the Web More Webular

Making the Web More Webular

Meine Freunde, the web is a big sinkhole of the horrible (must be spoken with French accent, especially the German part). This is not news to you but we’ve become rather inured to it all. There is a solution for bad websites. It’s to make them more webular. Webularity is the quality of design and writing that characterizes those websites that help users answer questions and solve problems. In other words, your website’s value to your customer. There are many ways to create this value but it always start with the audience. This is hard, I know. It’s one of those things that few of us like to think about. It’s like trying to figure out the opposite sex, or even the same sex if you’re trying to have a relationship. But the reward is commensurate with the effort put in to understand them. Understanding an audience can begin with thinking about why you started your company or why your employer exists. It’s always about solving a problem. They...

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Putting Books in Your Head

Putting Books in Your Head

I know this might hurt your sensibilities, and I’m really sorry for that, but let’s say it out loud…there is nothing precious about paper books. It doesn’t matter what form a book is in before you put it into your head. What happens as it goes into your head is what matters. It’s just gross to romanticize paper books. Millions of trees are slaughtered, habitat destroyed, and dead dinosaurs spilled (ink). They take up a lot of room and they eventually fall apart. Saying you can’t make the move to e-books because you “…love the look and smell of a ‘real’ book in my hands” is like Guttenberg saying, “I love unrolling a scroll, and the crinkle and smell of papyrus. To hell with this press idea. It will ruin books as we know them.” Real books are in your head The reality of your relationship with a book is what happens in your head. Most of the time, if the writing is compelling, you don’t notice the way the content is...

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25 Things Over Which to Despair About Your Lack of Influence

25 Things Over Which to Despair About Your Lack of Influence

Business bloggers, why do you hate America? I know you have deadlines and a paycheck to justify but you’re creating fear in the damaged psyches of the easily influenced. A better solution for your readers is right here and nearly any writer can achieve the goal. Forbes has an article about 25 Things Influential People Do Better Than Anyone Else. This kind of article hurts the Interwebs and also my head as a writer and thinker. (I don’t necessarily do both of those at the same time. It’s hard. Like the Maths.) It’s one of those “list posts” that web writers have learned to conjure up when they can’t think of anything else to write. I shouldn’t slam lists, I use them myself and even recommend them in my book. But they’ve become a kind of “go to” post that often doesn’t do anything to help the reader. They’re just there to take up bandwidth and the world is rapidly running out of bandwidth. We are heading toward a global...

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They Like Me, They Really Like Me!

I'm warm, charming, and almost never drool

Brian Hunt has helped launch AERA onto new vistas...”

…he has consistently impressed me with his attention to detail and passion!

He is detail-oriented, and also a pleasure to work with. I highly recommend him...”

“Never known him to miss a deadline, project management skills are top notch.”

Brian was great to work with. We’re enjoying the website.”

  • Dr. Mark Lehner, archaeologist, AERA Director
  • Cyndi Nguyen, principal, Gravitate Design Studio
  • Niniane Wang, Microsoft, Google, Minted
  • Laura Hamilton, Microsoft Editor and Manager
  • Faith Glover, Sagebrush Solutions

I'm, like, the only team member

Except when I'm working with you!

Brian V. Hunt

Brian V. Hunt

  • Writer 95%
  • eBook Author 65%
  • Editor 45%
  • Wordpress Dev 25%
  • HTML 15%
  • Harley Rider 100%